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Interest Rate Fears Hinder Market

Written By
Steve Harmon
Steve Harmon
Feb 26, 1999
1 minute read

Fears about interest rate increases spark a selloff in the broad market early in the day, but it recovers somewhat in late-afternoon trading.

The ISDEX moves sideways as investors cherry picked the stocks worth owning (at least this week). Today’s snapshot:




























 
25-Feb-99
point change
% change

ISDEX
299.58
0.07
0.02%

NASDAQ
2,326.82
-12.56
-0.54%

DJIA
9,366.34
-33.33
-0.35%

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